This morning the Philadelphia talent agent who booked the actors for the infamous "hicky" ad run by the NRSC accused them of covering up their involvement in the ad by placing the blame for the "hicky" language used in the casting documents on her. When the scandal broke, the NRSC blamed her, as the subcontractor for the ad for the casting directions. This morning the agent and her attorney released an e-mail from the NRSC’s production company, Jamestown Associates to her that "contains the disputed language, including the call for 'hicky' looks."
So the NRSC, and their direct vendor Jamestown Associates, has been forced to come clean, providing a statement to Greg Sargent.
"This morning, the NRSC learned that our vendor Jamestown Associates was responsible for the offensive language surrounding our independent expenditure ad in West Virginia. When originally confronted last week, they flatly denied having anything to do with the unacceptable language and we took them at their word . Upon learning these facts this morning, the NRSC immediately fired Jamestown Associates."
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"Because we did not know the truth, we have made incorrect statements over the last eight days, and we regret doing so. The NRSC unequivocally denounces the offensive language that Jamestown Associates used in producing this ad. We apologize to any West Virginia voter who may have been offended by this firm's actions, and we extend our apologies to Kathy Wickline and all those who were misled as a result of Jamestown Associates' actions. The NRSC will have no further dealings, now or ever, with Jamestown Associates, but they were our vendor and we take responsibility for this unfortunate matter."
So now you know, West Virginians, DC Republicans think you're hicks, or at least the ones at Jamestown Associates do. The loss of the NRSC as a client will undoubtedly sting a little bit for Jamestown. But they'll always have the Chamber of Commerce and they're going to be spending even more in attack ads. They won't get squeamish about anything.